"This graciousness and free generosity that we see expressed both in the gospel of salvation and in God’s vision for society are both rooted in the character of God—our gracious, generous, compassionate God." (For the complete post, click the link below.)
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Quote of Note #249: Cultural Influence
"In our attitude toward what is going on in the world around us, we evangelicals often present ourselves with a false choice. Either we try to separate ourselves as much as possible from the larger culture, or we think we have to attempt to dominate it." Richard Mouw (For complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #248: Loving our Enemies
"Yes, we never touch the ocean of God's love so much as when we love our enemies. It is a joy to accept forgiveness, but it is almost a greater joy to give forgiveness." Corrie ten Boom, He Cares, He Comforts: In Sickness and In Health. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1977, page … Continue reading Quote of Note #248: Loving our Enemies
Quote of Note #245: Completely Pro-Life
"I am extremely interested in the rights of the unborn, but my passion for life does not stop when a baby emerges from his or her mother's womb." J. Perkins (For full quote, click on the link below.)
Bible Note #68: Acts 9:1-19–God’s Amazing, Undeserved Grace
"The gracious acceptance of the God whom he’d persecuted, the compassionate healing of the God whose people Saul had killed, the love of God filled and restored this wretched and broken man. This is the very gospel of Christ in all its beauty and in all its power." (For the full post, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #241: “No Ordinary People”
" It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship. . . ." C. S. Lewis (For full quote, click the link below.)
Bible Note #67: God Won’t Abandon Us
"Lord Jesus, our good Shepherd, don’t let us wander away from you. Don’t let us think that we are far from you and forgotten. Instead, enable us to know that you are always near and busy about the work of making all things new. Amen." (For full post, click the link below.)
Bible Note #66: God’s Big Vision in Jesus
"Help us to display the humility and compassion of the heart of Jesus, which is far more powerful than anything the “great ones” of the earth put on display. Lift our small vision above our own small borders, so that we might catch a vision of your all-encompassing, world-transforming goodness. Amen."
Quote of Note #240: The Highest Christian Virtue: Love
“If you ask twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked any of the great Christians of old, he would have replied, Love. You see what has happened?" C. S. Lewis (for full quote, click link below)
Quote of Note #238: Rejecting Heartlessness & Lack of Compassion
"We deny the power of godliness when we are passionate about politics or justice but heartless and unjust to those who don't see things the way we do." J. Dodson (for complete quote, click link below)
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